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In keeping with this thread, does anyone have a suggestion for a half-case for my T (or anything else) with a trigger wind attached? Just to add interest, it's the silver RF35 winder without the vertical upstand, but it still has the outsized extension on the right side of the base. Never seen any case marketed for this. (For my M6 with Rapidwinder, I used an old black M4 case and cut the slot. The extra height of the winder is compensated since the black M4 case was high enough full width to accomodate the MR meter, so it's almost perfect for M6 + winder. In this case, cosmetics are less important than protective functionality.)
... now looking for CV equivalent!
thanks,
Craig

My guess is you would have to get either a Luigi half case or wait for the compatible Zhou/CQ half case, then cut a slit in the bottom?

Although his cases are more expensive, Luigi does do simple customizations...so maybe this is something he can do upon order.

Thanks Brian. I think any custom case will need to be really custom to accomodate the foot at the end of the winder. The VC trigger is probably better than the Rollei since it has the upstand as well. That's likely to be a budget issue for a case I don't want to worry about. (I still have a new, unmarked, R3 Leica case bought cheap for a Minolta XE7 to knock around in, and of course it's never been used - just too pretty in red leather. The XE7 went west aeons ago..) So, maybe wait for VC to come up with a generic case for bessa+winder one day, or try cutting up one of the myriad SLR cases I have, like an old solid leather Minolta SRT version.

Craig

My two black Bessas wear Luigi leather. The T has the "deluxe" case and the currently malfunctioning grey R3A has the standard black CV case. The Luigi case provides the best grip and it looks and feels fabulous. The brown CV case feels pretty good but the color is not my favorite brown. The standard CV case is unremarkable, it serves only to protect the body. I have used the cameras without a case, but really prefer the added thickness and the small measure of protection that a good half case might provide.

Agreed; it's the half case I've always wanted to keep wrapped around a camera body in use. Preferably as thin and 'unremarkable' as possible to do the job. A custom case by Luigi to include the trigger wind would be quite something else, probably fabulous, and less used since I wouldn't want it damaged.

> The standard CV case is unremarkable, it serves only to protect the body. I have used the cameras without a case, but really prefer the added thickness and the small measure of protection that a good half case might provide.[/quote]